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Tearjacket Knob

Tearjacket Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Tearjacket Knob rises to 1,289 m in Virginia. Reddish Knob stands 1,338 m to the north-northeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Hiner Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away. Camp Allegheny Backway passes 21 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Virginia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49081713, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,289 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.37575, -79.31571

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Skidmore Fork Scenic Area: 11.6 mi
  • Deerfield Park: 13.5 mi
  • Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area: 13.9 mi
  • Highland Park: 14.5 mi
  • Thorn Spring Park: 16.0 mi
Peaks
Springs: 18
Historic sites: 13
Museums: 13
Artworks: 13
Attractions: 6
  • Eagle’s Sugar Camp: 9.4 mi
  • Morning Glories and Moonflowers: 14.6 mi
  • Puffenbarger Sugar Camp: 15.6 mi
  • Rexrode’s Sugar Orchard: 16.3 mi
  • Gypsy Hill Express Train: 19.6 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Mevluda Tahirovic Memorial Garden: 20.5 mi
  • Anne Lee Bennett Memorial Garden: 20.7 mi
  • Greenhouse Area: 21.8 mi
  • Heishman Garden: 24.4 mi
  • Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 24.7 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area South: 21.4 mi
  • Mount Sidney Safety Rest Area North: 21.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Tearjacket Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reddish KnobNNE1,338 m7.2 mi
Flagpole KnobNE1,336 m11.7 mi
Barren RockWNW1,335 m10.6 mi
Slate Springs MountainNE1,332 m11.5 mi
Freezland FlatSSW1,325 m2.0 mi
Bother KnobNNE1,323 m10.7 mi
Little Bald KnobENE1,320 m3.4 mi
Hardscrabble KnobSSW1,305 m0.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5419:29
June solstice05:5520:0520:45
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3216:1917:01

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546270747266554537
Precip in2.92.43.43.34.14.14.14.04.22.62.63.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staunton WTP, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356575158

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